Unix and Linux Troubleshooting E-Book

I "finished" my Linux and Unix Troubleshooting E-Book today. Of course it's not really finished: I'll probably be adding and revising for months (and yes, all buyers get free updates), but at 45,000+ words, there was enough to let 'er go.

I have been wanting to do this book for a long time. This is NOT a list of common problems you'd run into on Unix and Linux systems. What would be the point of that? You can look up specific problems on Google for free - why would you need to pay for a book?

No, this is about what you do when the answer isn't on Google. It's hints, tips, advice, scripts.. sure, I do take specific examples but those are presented to show how they were solved, not just "here's the answer".

I do have specific chapters on printing, networking, performance and so on, but again: it's not a listing of the common problems and solutions. Go to Google for that; this is much more.

Right now it's 93 pages and more than 45,000 words - not your typical junky 15 page e-book. As I noted above, I'm sure I'll be adding to it regularly but this is a good beginning.

I really enjoyed writing this. If you work with Unix or Linux, I think you'd enjoy reading it.

Partial table of contents:

• Are you a good Troubleshooter?
• What skills do you need?
• Identifying the problem
• Rule #1: one variable at a time
• Evidence
• Logging and trapping
• Google
• Installation Problems
• Booting Problems and Other Hangs
• Networking Problems
• Disk space
• Printing
• Why is my system slow?
• Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Cases

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